The majority of University of Georgia School of Law students are not ranked in individual order.  Only those members of a class whose cumulative grade point averages are in the top ten percent or have a cumulative grade point average greater than 3.5 are ranked in individual order. 

The following information is provided to assist students and prospective employers in determining the general range of a particular student's grade point average.  This chart represents the distribution of cumulative grade point averages at the end of the 2008-2009 Academic Year.



Class of 2009
n = 215
mean =  3.24
median = 3.26
 Class of 2010
n = 225
mean = 3.16
median = 3.18
 Class of 2011
n = 217
mean = 3.07
median = 3.07
Grade Point Average Grade Point Average Grade Point Average
Top 10% 3.73 and above
 3.69 and above
 3.72 and above
Top 20% 3.56 and above
 3.53 and above
 3.55 and above
Top 33% 3.39 and above
 3.32 and above
 3.29 and above
Top 50% 3.26 and above
 3.18 and above
 3.07 and above
Top 75% 2.97 and above
 2.89 and above
 2.74 and above

                    The UGA School of Law utilizes a 4.0 grading system scale, as follows:

A+ = 4.3, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, F = 0.0
I = Incomplete, U = Unsatisfactory, W = Withdraw
WP = Withdraw Passing, WF = Withdraw Failing
NR = Not Reported, IP = In Progress
YL = Year-long Course (reported at end of academic year)